Roxanne

#1,309 for girls in 2025, 170 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #5,200
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1954 · 2,232 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
59,532
since 1906

Roxanne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Roxanne has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #158, 1954girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,309170—
2024#1,275182—
2023#1,310173—
2022#1,371169—
2021#1,175208—
2020#1,120215—
2019#1,180199—
2018#1,262183—
2017#1,248190—
2016#1,284188—
2015#1,311181—
2014#1,164211—
2013#988253—
2012#1,035245—
2011#1,019245—
2010#1,051236—
2009#1,017258—
2008#1,104234—
2007#1,196211—
2006#1,173207—
2005#1,061225—
2004#1,043222—
2003#1,146189—
2002#1,077197—
2001#1,127186—
2000#946225—
1999#896237—
1998#831256—
1997#783266—
1996#671330—
1995#638341—
1994#598376—
1993#527459—
1992#431585—
1991#403634—
1990#336803—
1989#277975—
1988#2181,191#5,2008
1987#2501,021#3,95911
1986#302811—
1985#285878#6,5235
1984#317749—
1983#287818#6,2385
1982#277879—
1981#285852#6,2625
1980#285870—
1979#278879—
1978#307760—
1977#316751—
1976#328679—
1975#309744—
1974#316722—
1973#321702—
1972#288883—
1971#2771,036—
1970#2891,013#4,7245
1969#2681,090—
1968#2671,015—
1967#2681,005—
1966#2441,186—
1965#2421,271—
1964#2411,324—
1963#2201,527—
1962#2191,515—
1961#2021,724#3,6526
1960#1931,920—
1959#2021,707#3,9885
1958#2051,586—
1957#1981,774—
1956#1722,114#3,9425
1955#1652,092—
1954#1582,232—
1953#1781,763—
1952#1871,578—
1951#2341,080—
1950#296682—
1949#436331—
1948#471290—
1947#502270—
1946#517232—
1945#515198—
1944#547175—
1943#565179—
1942#720107—
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1940#73290—
1939#86266—
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1936#94153—
1935#1,33130—
1934#1,44026—
1933#1,51324—
1932#1,59723—
1931#2,10515—
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1929#3,1379—
1928#2,95410—
1927#3,5618—
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five girls were named Roxanne! It came in at #1,727, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1907–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Roxanne is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNHWashington: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,584 girlsMNIllinois: #313 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,136 girlsILWisconsin: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,377 girlsWIMichigan: #336 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsMINew York: #403 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,747 girlsNYMassachusetts: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,187 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,957 girlsORNevada: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 668 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,162 girlsINOhio: #492 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,612 girlsOHPennsylvania: #501 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsPANew Jersey: #350 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,446 girlsNJConnecticut: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,269 girlsCTCalifornia: #253 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsCAUtah: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsUTColorado: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #351 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsMOKentucky: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,388 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,921 girlsVAMaryland: #240 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #131 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 659 girlsAZNew Mexico: #216 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 981 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedKSArkansas: #276 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,597 girlsARTennessee: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #392 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,099 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsOKLouisiana: #351 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,949 girlsGAHawaii: #166 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 658 girlsHITexas: #136 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 750 girlsTXFlorida: #336 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#131 · 1 in 659
  2. Texas#136 · 1 in 750
  3. Nevada#152 · 1 in 668
  4. Hawaii#166 · 1 in 658
  5. New Mexico#216 · 1 in 981

Best ever in a state: #29 in Hawaii, 1955.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#131321 in 659
Texas#1361741 in 750
Nevada#15271 in 668
Hawaii#16681 in 658
New Mexico#216101 in 981
Maryland#240151 in 1,526
California#2531411 in 1,366
Arkansas#27681 in 1,597
Colorado#287121 in 1,803
Washington#295151 in 1,791
Oregon#30381 in 1,957
Illinois#313341 in 2,136
Florida#336271 in 2,284
Michigan#336221 in 2,562
New Jersey#350161 in 2,446
Louisiana#351141 in 2,196
Missouri#351121 in 2,613
Oklahoma#38881 in 2,584
North Carolina#392111 in 3,099
Connecticut#40251 in 3,269
New York#403381 in 2,747
Minnesota#40481 in 3,584
Massachusetts#45781 in 4,187
Wisconsin#45971 in 4,377
Indiana#46581 in 4,162
Utah#46651 in 2,986
Virginia#47081 in 3,921
Kentucky#48251 in 4,388
Ohio#492151 in 4,612
Pennsylvania#501141 in 4,860
Tennessee#51861 in 4,573
Georgia#68361 in 5,949
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roxanne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#1,275 → #1,309)
  • 189 spots since 2020 (#1,120 → #1,309)
  • 2 spots since 2015 (#1,311 → #1,309)
  • Biggest jump: 390 spots in 1936 (#1,331 → #941)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 2001 (#946 → #1,127)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1954 at #158 (2,232 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 66 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1936–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 870
  • Highest: 1 in 870 girls born in 1954 were named Roxanne (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,455 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 27.9% of all girls named Roxanne (16,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,727 (1906)#1,727
1910s18#3,187 (1913)#3,765
1920s71#2,708 (1926)#3,406
1930s363#862 (1939)#1,447
1940s1,987#436 (1949)#567
1950s16,608#158 (1954)#200
1960s13,577#193 (1960)#236
1970s8,169#277 (1971)#303
1980s9,044#218 (1988)#278
1990s4,287#336 (1990)#611
2000s2,154#946 (2000)#1,089
2010s2,131#988 (2013)#1,154
2020s1,117#1,120 (2020)#1,260

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roxanne in 1984

girls
#317
749 births · 1 in 2,248 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #317Roxanne749
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,248 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.4% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #314Jana757
  2. #315Leticia753
  3. #316Carissa752
  4. #317Roxanne749
  5. #318Eva742
  6. #319Christa740
  7. #320Irene736
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →